Occasionally caught off the Washington coast by commercial harvesters using otter-trawls and longline gear. They are rarely caught by recreational harvesters in Puget Sound. Recreational harvest within Puget Sound has been closed. See the Sportfishing Regulation Pamphlet.

Description: Tiger rockfish are a deep-bodied, heavy-spined species. The head spines are thick and the parietal ridges are very thick and coarse. The body color is light pink to white overlaid with 5 dark red or black vertical bars. Occasionally, the most posterior 2 stripes are somewhat connected. Two stripes also radiate back from the eyes. Both flag and redbanded rockfishes also have red barring, but only have 4 bars, which are much broader and extend onto the head.

Maximum Size: To 61 cm (24 in) in length.

Maximum Age: 116 years old.

Range/Habitat: Tiger rockfish range from Kodiak Island and Prince William Sound, Alaska, to Tanner and Cortes Banks in southern California. They occur at water depths between 18 and 298 m (60-984 ft). Adult fish live on rock outcrops that have caves and crevices. They are rarely observed in the open during the day.